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Esther 1:3-5
International Standard Version
Esther 1:3-5
International Standard Version
3 In the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his officials and ministers,[a] and the military leaders[b] of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the provincial officials were present.[c] 4 He displayed the enormous wealth of his kingdom, along with its splendid beauty and greatness for many days—for 180 days in all.[d]
The Banquet of King Ahasuerus
5 When those days were over, the king held a seven-day banquet in the courtyard of the garden of his[e] palace for all the people who were present in Susa the capital, from the greatest to the least important.
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- Esther 1:3 Or his servants
- Esther 1:3 Lit. army
- Esther 1:3 Lit. before him
- Esther 1:4 The Heb. lacks in all
- Esther 1:5 Lit. the king’s
Esther 1:3-5
New International Version
Esther 1:3-5
New International Version
3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet(A) for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.
4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. 5 When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days,(B) in the enclosed garden(C) of the king’s palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa.
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